Ginger Molasses Cookies
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Servings
7 dozen cookies
Prep Time
1 minute
Cook Time
10 minutes
old time family favorite
Ingredients
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1 cup butter
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1 cup sugar
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1 cup molasses
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1 cup hot water
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1 teaspoon salt
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7 to 7 ½ cups flour
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5 teaspoons baking soda
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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4 teaspoons ginger
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2 teaspoons cinnamon
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ice with lemon icing
Directions
Beat butter, sugar, and molasses together
in a separate bowl, mix all of the remaining dry ingredients together
Add ½ cup of hot water and ½ of the flour mixture to the molasses mixture. Repeat until blended.
Chill dough overnight.
roll out and use cookie cutters or upside down juice glass to cut out cookies
bake at 350 for 10 minutes
makes 7 dozen cookies.
Frost with lemon icing